Descripción del proyecto
Tecnología limpia y ecológica para reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero con una novedosa combustión asistida por plasma
Se prevé que las emisiones anuales de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) aumenten un 50 % de aquí a 2040. Ni siquiera las tecnologías más modernas de control de las emisiones o de combustión podrán frenar este aumento. Aunque el rendimiento de la combustión puede contribuir a reducir las emisiones de GEI, los sistemas de calderas industriales existentes tienen dificultades para alcanzar rendimientos superiores al 90 %. Para que la combustión sea más eficiente y respetuosa con el medio ambiente, la empresa estonia EFENCO ha desarrollado una tecnología propia asistida por plasma, que será validada y comercializada en el marco del proyecto financiado con fondos europeos HERC. En el proyecto HERC se realizará un estudio de viabilidad que abarcará tanto la comercialización como las características técnicas. Al disminuir el uso de combustibles y reducir las emisiones, la tecnología contribuirá al objetivo europeo de descarbonización total de aquí a 2050.
Objetivo
Natural gas is growingly the main energy source for most industrial processes. As the amount of annual GHG emissions is expected to rise 50% by 2040, even the most sophisticated emission control or combustion technologies will struggle to tame this increase. Thus, most European industries face major challenges regardless of future mitigation commitments, including increased competition with other regions that have competitive advantages through lower cost fuels or carbon taxes. Reducing GHG emissions comes down to combustion efficiency. It is very difficult to achieve combustion efficiencies above 90% with current industrial boiler systems. Efenco has developed a proprietary plasma assisted technology that makes combustion more efficient and environmentally friendly. The technology uses small and robust multilayer devices to harvest waste heat from the combustion chamber to create plasma without additional energy, resulting in lower fuel usage and reduced emissions as less fuel is burned to achieve the same energy output. Our cost-effective technology is mainly meant for retrofitting existing combustion boilers in industrial heating systems. Our primary target group (end-users) include industrial operators with natural gas based heating systems that have a heat power capacity greater than 1 megawatt (MW). Currently, there are an estimated 50 000 systems in Europe meeting this criterion. We address the global combustion controls, equipment and systems market, estimated to reach over €132 billion by 2025. By scaling up rapidly, our objective is to reach €40 million in sales by 2024. During the Phase-1 project, Efenco will conduct a comprehensive feasibility study that includes both commercialisation and technical aspects of the innovation. In a more long-term view we are working with Safran, a high-tech industrial group, to potentially offer our technology in the global turbofan engines market.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineering
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gas
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- social sciencessociologygovernancetaxation
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
Régimen de financiación
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinador
40231 Sillamae
Estonia
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.